2025 Little Easy Bean Network - Growers Of The Future Will Be Glad We Saved

[Neen5MI]

yes, Venda is like that too, better to shell before they dry down completely. this remind me that i have some Provider to shell out at some time too. those seem to be larger beans but the pods are similar in how tough they are and how much work to get the seeds out and clean.

I shelled the 'Stanley' bush bean pods tonight. That was a truly stellar green bean, a standout of 2025. And it stood out again as a sheller - it nearly drove me to madness. Those itty bitty pods all dried & suctioned onto the itty bitty seeds. There is no kind of bean more tedious to shell that this type. It's almost like a rice bean, with a greenish tinge to the white seeds, I'm done now - thank heavens!

I was poised to never plant Kifl Mucko again for this very reason. Sooooo productive, but a PIA to shell by hand. It occurred to me to toss the pods in a pillowcase and stomp on them for 6-10 minutes. Magic! Seeds and pods separated beautifully, and I just waited for a breezy day to winnow the chaff. Did I lose an occasional seed that failed to thresh out? Sure, but it was worth the price to continue growing what is now one of my favorite bean varieties. The method is so effective that I could use it on all my completely dried beans, but I'd be done shelling everything in a couple hours! I find the hand shelling so relaxing (when it's easy) that I won't give it up.

I had 3/4 of a paper grocery bag full of these pods, and was so frustrated, I was literally prepared to compost the whole lot. I'm very glad an alternative presented itself.

 

[flowerbug]

I was poised to never plant Kifl Mucko again for this very reason. Sooooo productive, but a PIA to shell by hand. It occurred to me to toss the pods in a pillowcase and stomp on them for 6-10 minutes. Magic! Seeds and pods separated beautifully, and I just waited for a breezy day to winnow the chaff. Did I lose an occasional seed that failed to thresh out? Sure, but it was worth the price to continue growing what is now one of my favorite bean varieties. The method is so effective that I could use it on all my completely dried beans, but I'd be done shelling everything in a couple hours! I find the hand shelling so relaxing (when it's easy) that I won't give it up.

I had 3/4 of a paper grocery bag full of these pods, and was so frustrated, I was literally prepared to compost the whole lot. I'm very glad an alternative presented itself.

i've used a variety of methods over the years but my favorite is by hand shelling as then i can do selections based upon how easy it is to get the beans out of the shells or how many have stickers (little bits of the pod stuck to them) or ...

if the beans are super dry stepping on them may break them apart.

i usually don't have enough pods of these kinds of beans to worry about how i will shell them. even if they are a PITA i'll get through them eventually.